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Based on the best selling and award-winning book by the same title, If
the World Were a Village is an animated story that delivers an important
message using a magical metaphor: what if the world with six billion
people were a village of just 10...0 people... By exploring the lives of
the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is
often very different from their own. If the World Were a Village will
encourage viewers to learn about our global village.[more]

Based on the best selling and award-winning book by the same title, If
the World Were a Village is an animated story that delivers an important
message using a magical metaphor: what if the world with six billion
people were a village of just 10...0 people... By exploring the lives of
the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is
often very different from their own. If the World Were a Village will
encourage viewers to learn about our global village.[more]

Shel Silverstein, creator of the beloved poetry collections A Light in the Attic and Falling Up, recites the poem 'Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too' from Where the Sidewalk Ends. As in classic Shel Silverstein style, students will love the voices a...nd creative illustrations. What a great resource to introduce and use poetry in the classroom. (2:15)[more]

Shel Silverstein, creator of the beloved poetry collections A Light in the Attic and Falling Up, recites the poem 'Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too' from Where the Sidewalk Ends. As in classic Shel Silverstein style, students will love the voices a...nd creative illustrations. What a great resource to introduce and use poetry in the classroom. (2:15)[more]

Shel Silverstein, creator of the beloved poetry collections A Light in the Attic and Falling Up, recites the poem 'Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too' from Where the Sidewalk Ends. As in classic Shel Silverstein style, students will love the voices a...nd creative illustrations. What a great resource to introduce and use poetry in the classroom. (2:15)[more]

Animal shelters euthanize animals when no one adopts them. After 7 days, if a lost dog’s owner doesn’t come pick up or rescue the dog, the shelter can euthanize it. In this video segment from WILD TV, Joyce, the narrator, says 26,000 dogs a year are ...picked up by the animal shelter. To help find homes Joyce, who is also a photographer, takes pictures of the dogs and posts the pictures on the Internet. She hopes people will see the dogs on the Internet and come to the shelter to adopt them. Joyce believes people can make a difference by doing something little. The video segment can be used for various standards about author's point of view or author's purpose. Lesson plans and ideas are also included in this link. (03:58)[more]